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00:00:04I never want to be the one, to pull the trigger on the gun, when it's time
00:00:16I'm really good at holding on, even when I know it's wrong
00:00:22At least it's my island, I always seem to get out of track, picking up all the slack
00:00:32I know it doesn't, sadly, bittersweet, distraction, making you, standing to my, harmful
00:00:51Change reaction, I'm beating myself out all the time
00:01:08Maya sat on the edge of the dock, her bright blue eyes searching the night sky
00:01:15She wondered if a purpose was something you were born with
00:01:18A calling that tugged at you from deep inside
00:01:21Or if it was simply the name you gave to whatever it was you ultimately fell into
00:01:26To lend it an importance it might not deserve
00:01:29She hoped it was the former, she liked to believe she was meant for more
00:01:42Um, right here, green jacket
00:01:43Uh, hello Sky, um, I read that publishers had turned away your books for five years before
00:01:49you finally wrote Maya's Ball
00:01:50I'm a writer, or at least I'm trying to be
00:01:52I was wondering if you could talk for a little bit about how you keep going in the face of
00:01:56Rejection
00:01:58Prove them wrong, make it happen by any means necessary
00:02:03And then forward them your sales numbers anonymously
00:02:07Okay, next question
00:02:09Um, you here, lady
00:02:12Hi
00:02:12Hello
00:02:13When are you going to write the sequel?
00:02:16There are no plans for a sequel
00:02:18But, uh, I have a new book
00:02:21It's called So Dark the Waves
00:02:22I just finished it
00:02:24Uh, I really hope you'll give it a shot
00:02:25It is the best thing I've ever done
00:02:28So it just ends there?
00:02:29You're really going to leave Maya like that?
00:02:32She didn't even make it to Albuquerque
00:02:35Um, we grow attached to these characters and their lives
00:02:39And sometimes it's hard to say goodbye to people you love
00:02:42Um, let's see
00:02:45Ah, I'm sorry, we're all out of time
00:02:48Thank you all for coming
00:02:49And let's hear it again for our guest tonight
00:02:51Author Sky Chased
00:03:00I usually get paid as soon as the event ends
00:03:03Oh, I'm sorry, we don't cut the checks here
00:03:05They go out from the main office
00:03:06But you'll have it in five to ten business stores
00:03:09Can't you make an exception?
00:03:11I'm sorry, it's store policy
00:03:13But please, um, help yourself to anything that's on the table
00:03:33I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's store policy
00:03:43Oh, I'm sorry, it's store policy
00:04:03I'm sorry, it's store policy
00:04:35One-twenty.
00:04:38I was barely here eight hours.
00:04:42Ma'am, we don't do hourly rates.
00:04:44We're not that type of establishment.
00:04:57I am done with the tours, Chelsea.
00:04:59I barely break even.
00:05:01So, dark the waves, let's just set up a virtual session.
00:05:06They're passing.
00:05:10What do you mean?
00:05:12They didn't like it.
00:05:16Maya's fall made them a lot of money.
00:05:18I know.
00:05:20They won't even put an editor onto it?
00:05:27Pretentious.
00:05:28Convoluted.
00:05:29Nonsense.
00:05:31Written by a sociopath.
00:05:33Oh, my God.
00:05:34That one was off the record.
00:05:36Just ignore that last one.
00:05:41Can't we just take it somewhere else?
00:05:43That was three different publishers.
00:05:45Look.
00:05:48It's a sophomore slump.
00:05:49It happens to the best of them.
00:05:51I spent two years on that.
00:05:52You can't take it personally.
00:05:54I bled for that book.
00:05:55Everything on those pages is me.
00:05:57How am I not supposed to take this personally?
00:05:59Look, there's one recipe for continued success.
00:06:02Repetition.
00:06:03When you find something that works, you need to give them more of the same.
00:06:07You mean a sequel.
00:06:08Or better yet, a trilogy.
00:06:10Maya's return.
00:06:11Maya's revenge.
00:06:12Send the kids to the moon for all I care.
00:06:14And Jesus Christ, can you deliver a love interest?
00:06:18It's like you don't know your readers at all.
00:06:20The guy should be brooding.
00:06:24But give him a puppy.
00:06:25How about I just make him perpetually shirtless?
00:06:28Now you think.
00:06:30Chelsea.
00:06:33I am dead broke.
00:06:36I don't know how much longer I can get by.
00:06:39You need money?
00:06:40Get me something that will sell.
00:06:42Simple as that.
00:06:57Sorry.
00:06:58I didn't mean to scare you.
00:07:03Did you need something?
00:07:05I thought maybe you'd recognize me.
00:07:08Can't say that I do.
00:07:10I was at the reading last night.
00:07:11At the bookmark.
00:07:14Did you follow me here?
00:07:17No, no.
00:07:18I was just walking and I saw you.
00:07:20I'm a really big fan.
00:07:21I wanted to say hello last night, but I chickened out.
00:07:24I'm not great with crowds.
00:07:28Don't beat yourself up over it.
00:07:30It's just I traveled a really long way to see you,
00:07:32and I have a million questions.
00:07:34Do you maybe have a little time to talk?
00:07:37I just spent two weeks in ten different cities.
00:07:39I am tired and hungry, and I just want to get home.
00:07:43There's an address on my website.
00:07:44You can send any questions you have there
00:07:46in a self-addressed stamped envelope.
00:07:49If you're hungry, I can buy you breakfast.
00:07:56Holly, is that with a Y?
00:08:00How else would you spell it?
00:08:02There was a woman in Duluth
00:08:04who spelled Catherine with a Q.
00:08:06Now I always ask.
00:08:15The main difference between a cat and a lie
00:08:18is that the cat has only nine lives.
00:08:21Truly yours, Sky Chase.
00:08:25Isn't that how Mark Twain signed his books?
00:08:28Yeah.
00:08:31But he's dead now, so I figure, you know,
00:08:33he's not using it.
00:08:42I'm sorry.
00:08:43Did you want one?
00:08:44No.
00:08:45That's okay.
00:08:54Oh, I didn't realize they were selling those.
00:08:56Oh.
00:08:58I, um, I had it made.
00:09:01You really are a fan.
00:09:03The biggest.
00:09:06There's something else I wanted to ask you.
00:09:08Yeah.
00:09:10We're on your dime.
00:09:11Ask away.
00:09:13I'm a writer.
00:09:15Well, not like you, but
00:09:17I feel like there's a story I need to tell.
00:09:20And I was hoping you could help me.
00:09:24I have a book.
00:09:26It's almost done, but
00:09:27I'm having trouble writing an ending.
00:09:31Yeah, I'm, I'm not really sure what I can do for you.
00:09:34You can mentor me.
00:09:36Give me notes.
00:09:38Your author's bio said you used to run writer's workshops.
00:09:41I don't do that anymore.
00:09:44Plus, once you start publishing your own stuff,
00:09:45you just open yourself up to all kinds of lawsuits.
00:09:48Give notes on some terrible script.
00:09:49Next thing you know, you're being sued
00:09:51because yours takes place on the same planet.
00:09:53So, no thanks.
00:09:55But I can, I can recommend someone.
00:09:57I think I, um, have a number.
00:09:59I don't want their opinion.
00:10:01I want yours.
00:10:05I could pay you.
00:10:10It's gonna take a lot more than lunch.
00:10:12I have money.
00:10:14From what?
00:10:14Your paper route?
00:10:16I've saved $2,000.
00:10:19$2,000.
00:10:20But you're currently in possession of $2,000?
00:10:32Okay, kid.
00:10:34But I do not copy edit, okay?
00:10:36My grammar is trash.
00:10:37Thank you so much.
00:10:39Really, this means the world to me.
00:10:41Mm-hmm.
00:10:45All right, I'm gonna go to the bathroom.
00:10:46You settle up the check?
00:10:47Okay.
00:11:02All right, we'll go to my place.
00:11:04I'll read your book.
00:11:05I'll give you my notes.
00:11:06You pay me, then leave.
00:11:08Deal?
00:11:09Deal.
00:11:14Are you okay to drive?
00:11:18I am inviting you into my home.
00:11:20This is an exercise of trust for all involved.
00:11:24Hop in.
00:11:27Hop in.
00:11:28Hop in.
00:12:31Are you coming?
00:12:32Yeah.
00:12:34Guess I just can't believe I'm actually here.
00:12:41I'm going to go unpack and scrub off ten cities worth of filth, but you can start here.
00:12:49Go ahead and print off the draft, and we'll take a look at it when I'm out.
00:13:05Go ahead and print off the draft.
00:13:26All done?
00:13:29All done?
00:13:30All done.
00:13:32All done.
00:13:40All done.
00:13:46All done.
00:14:11What are you doing?
00:14:13Oh, I was looking for my paper.
00:14:18It's not up here.
00:14:21Paper's under the desk.
00:14:27Downstairs.
00:14:46If you're going to be here, we need to establish some ground rules.
00:14:49The first being, don't touch my stuff.
00:14:51The second being, don't touch my stuff.
00:14:53Who was that in all those pictures?
00:14:55It's Paul.
00:14:56Paul Walsh?
00:14:59How do you know that name?
00:15:01From the dedication in the front of the book?
00:15:04For Paul Walsh with blood?
00:15:05Right.
00:15:08What happened to him?
00:15:09That's none of your business.
00:15:12Bring it out when it's ready.
00:15:16What happened to him?
00:15:20How do you know that name?
00:15:45Skye, I'm really sorry.
00:15:47I didn't mean to upset you.
00:15:50Sometimes I'm too curious for my own good.
00:15:52And I just have a problem with boundaries.
00:15:54But knowing that I upset you, it makes me feel really bad.
00:15:58Okay, stop.
00:16:09I think we could all use a little time out.
00:16:18I haven't dusted these off in forever.
00:16:23Don't get too many visitors out here.
00:16:26Middle of nowhere is great for writing, but terrible for company.
00:16:32And no one can hear you scream.
00:16:35Yeah, let's not do that.
00:16:43So, what do they do for fun?
00:16:45And, um, where are you from again?
00:16:49Alaska.
00:16:52Your family was okay with you coming all this way just to get a book signed?
00:16:57I don't really have a family.
00:16:59I've been on my own for a while now.
00:17:02It's been a hard couple of years.
00:17:05My mom died, and my dad died shortly after.
00:17:10After, damn, finding the book, it helped me get through them.
00:17:18When I looked at Maya, I saw myself.
00:17:22It was like things finally made sense for me.
00:17:27You've just had such a profound impact on my life.
00:17:30And even if it meant selling everything I owned and leaving everything else behind,
00:17:37I knew I had to meet you.
00:17:50Shoot.
00:17:51Shoot.
00:18:00Paul is my fiancé.
00:18:06We met at a writing retreat I was running.
00:18:12He proposed to me over there under that tree.
00:18:20Six months later, he walked into our living room with a gun.
00:18:28He put a bullet in his head.
00:18:35So, I packed up every piece of him and put it in the attic.
00:18:43Because screw him, right?
00:18:48Okay.
00:18:50No title.
00:18:52I haven't thought of one.
00:18:54Okay.
00:18:55Fantasy, YA.
00:18:58It's sort of a mystery, I guess.
00:19:01How far along are you?
00:19:04There's three chapters left to write.
00:19:06And you're stuck?
00:19:08I don't have a resolution.
00:19:11If it's a mystery, you really need to have the end of mine from the start.
00:19:15Oh.
00:19:17I guess I thought I could just wait and see how it all turned out.
00:19:21That's a bold strategy.
00:19:24No title, no ending.
00:19:26Where are all my damn pens?
00:19:34I'm doing everything wrong, aren't I?
00:19:37Your first novel is supposed to be bad.
00:19:40You need to just get it out of your system.
00:19:42The next one will be good?
00:19:46Uh, no.
00:19:50You have a really beautiful house.
00:19:54Thanks.
00:19:58These are cool.
00:20:00Where'd you get them?
00:20:03Oh.
00:20:04They belong to the previous owner.
00:20:05He was pretentious.
00:20:08So why'd you keep them up?
00:20:11I am also pretentious.
00:20:15How long have you lived here?
00:20:18A few years.
00:20:20Was it hard to stay after Paul killed himself?
00:20:25Sharing time is over.
00:20:26That subject is officially off limits.
00:20:32What's your book about?
00:20:36Huh?
00:20:38The new one that you mentioned at the reading?
00:20:40So Dark?
00:20:42The Waves.
00:20:44So Dark, The Waves.
00:20:45It's about guilt, loss, the intrinsic dishonesty of the human condition.
00:20:54Cool.
00:20:55What's that mean?
00:21:00I'm trying something different.
00:21:03Is there a reason you don't want to write another Maya book?
00:21:06There are a lot of reasons.
00:21:10Do you not have any ideas?
00:21:11I have a great idea.
00:21:13How about we stop talking about this?
00:21:16Sorry.
00:21:18I'm just a little nervous.
00:21:26All right, Holly with a Y.
00:21:30Let's see what you got.
00:21:32Let's see what you got.
00:21:33I'm just a little nervous.
00:21:34No.
00:22:02That's right.
00:22:42What do you think?
00:22:45It's pretty rough.
00:22:48Oh.
00:23:03But it's not unsavageable.
00:23:07I think with a lot of work, we can lift this thing into shape.
00:23:11Yeah?
00:23:12Thank you so much.
00:23:21It's getting pretty late.
00:23:23I should find a motel.
00:23:25Well, um...
00:23:32Sorry.
00:23:34It's just, um...
00:23:37Yeah, it is getting late.
00:23:39So why don't you just stay here for a few days?
00:23:43You know, we can roll up our sleeves and really whip this thing into shape.
00:23:50I only have the $2,000.
00:23:53We can figure something out.
00:23:57That's very generous of you.
00:24:02The guest bedroom is upstairs, the first door on the right.
00:24:07So...
00:24:07Do you have any questions for me before I go to bed, like where the clean towels are or...
00:24:11No.
00:24:12Great, because I don't think I have any clean towels, so...
00:24:17Actually...
00:24:18Could I stay down here for a while?
00:24:21And listen to some of those?
00:24:24Yeah.
00:24:25Knock yourself out.
00:24:28The turntable's on the piano.
00:24:30Thanks.
00:24:31You're welcome.
00:24:47You're welcome.
00:25:19I'm working on something new.
00:25:49I'm working on something new.
00:25:51And it's in my heart.
00:25:54Oh, maybe I've been undying my best.
00:26:00But not that one.
00:26:10Just pick another one, okay?
00:26:13Did I do something wrong?
00:26:37Skye?
00:26:43Skye?
00:26:52I'm bleeding, I'm screaming
00:26:57I'm waiting for you to let me go
00:27:04This week, distraction
00:27:10Waking you, extending to my harmful chain reaction
00:27:20I'm cleaning myself out all the time
00:27:25I'm cleaning myself out all the time
00:27:27Ahh!
00:27:29Ahh!
00:27:32Ahh!
00:27:33Oh no!
00:27:37Ahh!
00:27:39Ahh!
00:27:42Ahh!
00:28:02I don't know.
00:28:28Morning.
00:28:29Hey, can you...
00:28:30Oh, crap.
00:28:32Sorry, this is fine.
00:28:34How did you sleep?
00:28:36I go log.
00:28:39Glad to hear it.
00:28:42Are we okay?
00:28:44I feel like I keep making these mistakes.
00:28:46It's over. Forget it. I have.
00:28:49You're out of coffee.
00:28:51And eggs.
00:28:54Who needs to eat, right?
00:28:57I found this in the back of the cabinet.
00:28:59I left you some, but there wasn't much love.
00:29:03I have business in town.
00:29:04I can hit the grocery store before I get home.
00:29:07So, any requests?
00:29:09No, thank you.
00:29:12How long will you be gone?
00:29:13Um, most of the day.
00:29:19But, this should keep you busy.
00:29:26Take a look. We can talk when I get back.
00:29:29It's a good start.
00:29:31You really think so?
00:29:32I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it.
00:29:37You think I should add a love interest?
00:29:39Gotta know your audience.
00:29:43You trust me, right?
00:29:45Of course.
00:29:49Has anyone else given you any input on the draft?
00:29:52Oh, no.
00:29:53You're the first person I've shown it to.
00:29:56Perfect.
00:29:58Let's just keep it between the two of us for now.
00:30:01Okay?
00:30:02Till it's done.
00:30:06Before I forget, uh, the money you mentioned.
00:30:11Yeah?
00:30:13Could I...
00:30:15have it?
00:30:16Oh.
00:30:17Oh, yeah, right.
00:30:18Of course.
00:30:19One sec.
00:30:20Uh-huh.
00:30:49Uh, this is all I have on me, but I can get more.
00:30:54This is fine for now.
00:30:58Do me a favor.
00:30:59Email me your file.
00:31:00I need to reformat it.
00:31:04Reformat?
00:31:06The margins are too wide, the font is too big, it's throwing off the page count.
00:31:11It's just the first draft.
00:31:14You want to do this correctly, right?
00:31:17I mean, I thought you said you wanted to be a writer.
00:31:19I do.
00:31:20Well, this is what writers do.
00:31:24You're paying me a lot of money, Holly, but if you'd rather I just mail it in.
00:31:29No, of course not.
00:31:30I'll send it right away.
00:31:32Great.
00:31:37Leave off the title page for now, until we can think of something catchy.
00:31:42Well, actually, I had some ideas I wanted to run by you, like, uh, Disappear, Anchor, or,
00:31:49I don't know, maybe Fangirl.
00:31:52Good start.
00:31:55Keep thinking.
00:32:07Chelsea.
00:32:08Hey, do you have a minute?
00:32:09I never have a minute.
00:32:11I have a new book for you.
00:32:14I've been working on it a while.
00:32:15I didn't want to jinx it by telling you.
00:32:16You know I hate surprises.
00:32:18You'll like this one.
00:32:20I think it's really something special.
00:32:22Look, no offense, but that was the pitch for your last book, and we all know how that turned out.
00:32:30Look, I'm sending it to you now.
00:32:31Drop whatever you're doing and read it, okay?
00:32:34Okay.
00:32:51I think it's really interesting.
00:32:58Hang on.
00:32:59Move.
00:33:04Move.
00:33:06Move.
00:33:23should be all of it i really appreciate you grabbing this for me oh what are neighbors for
00:33:28you might want to read the one from the electric company it's towards the bottom
00:33:35i did not go through your mail it's just the envelope is very bright orange i think it's a
00:33:42final notice i'll do that thanks again i owe you one oh since you offered we're having a big
00:33:51fundraiser at the end of the month to send the high school football team off the state
00:33:55gold wolf back anyway maybe we could get a few of your autograph books to auction off i'll pay for
00:34:04them yeah sure okay oh wonderful
00:34:14oh you should look at the gas bill too
00:34:22it's just very bright
00:34:28jesus
00:34:36oh
00:34:36oh
00:34:37oh
00:35:05Oh, my God.
00:35:07Oh, my God.
00:35:48Oh, my God.
00:36:07I got them there. I thought it might help.
00:36:09What right do you have to meddle in my personal life?
00:36:13I'm sorry.
00:36:14You're here to fix your book. You're not here to fix me.
00:36:21I didn't mean to upset you, but it's not good to hold on to pain.
00:36:27Locking memories of him in the attic isn't going to help you heal.
00:36:31I'll never be able to move past what happened until you face it, Hal.
00:36:37Oh, maybe you wouldn't have to drink as much.
00:36:39I drink because I like it.
00:36:41Seems like you need it.
00:36:46Who are you to say that to me? You've known me two days.
00:36:49I've learned a lot about you.
00:36:51God, I totally get it now.
00:36:54No wonder you don't have any family.
00:36:56They probably couldn't get away from you fast enough.
00:36:59How could you say that?
00:37:01Yeah, not so fun, is it?
00:37:02When people make assumptions.
00:37:05Another valuable life lesson free of charge.
00:37:08You're nothing like I thought you'd.
00:37:09I will never meet your idols, kid.
00:37:14Oh, damn.
00:37:17Is that a fuse?
00:37:20No, it's what happens when you don't pay the electric bill.
00:37:41Oh, damn.
00:37:51Oh, damn.
00:37:52Oh, damn.
00:37:56Oh, damn.
00:37:58Oh, damn.
00:38:10the
00:38:10I'm
00:38:35Righties
00:38:37Thanks
00:38:42just remember to blow them out before you go to bed
00:38:44of course
00:38:50I'll call the electric company in the morning
00:38:51work something out
00:38:54I have a few more hours left on my computer
00:38:57I'll just write by the candlelight
00:38:58like the pioneers used to do
00:39:01you do that
00:39:13have you read it yet
00:39:17yes I realize it doesn't have a title
00:39:20just um I was thinking maybe
00:39:23fangirl
00:39:27yeah just
00:39:28just me okay it's gonna be the book that turns my career around
00:40:06how's it going captain
00:40:08I'm having a bit of trouble here
00:40:11you're not even building it in a bottle
00:40:14I don't think you can do better
00:40:16I know I can
00:40:19just need to have patience
00:40:24okay
00:40:25see that right there
00:40:26it's not helping my concentration
00:40:32like we did it though
00:40:34what would you do without me
00:40:38I
00:40:40don't want to find out
00:40:44oh
00:40:45oh
00:40:46oh
00:40:46oh
00:40:47oh
00:41:17Hey, knock it off.
00:41:28Is everything all right?
00:41:33You tell me.
00:41:36Everything's fine.
00:41:41Okay, well, I'm going to need you to stop whatever it is you're doing in there then.
00:41:46What I'm doing?
00:41:48The banging. What is with the banging?
00:41:52Huh? I'm not banging anything.
00:41:55Okay, well, then if you're not, then who is? It's not me.
00:42:01I didn't hear anything.
00:42:04Are you serious?
00:42:07What did it sound like?
00:42:10Like banging, loud banging on the wall.
00:42:15Honestly, I haven't been banging anything. I haven't heard any banging.
00:42:25No, don't even.
00:42:29Maybe it was the wind or some tree branches.
00:42:33Are you messing with me?
00:42:36What is this?
00:42:38No, no.
00:42:40I'm not doing that.
00:42:46I'm not really sure what you want me to say.
00:42:50Never mind.
00:42:53Just go back to bed.
00:42:54What?
00:43:10This is.
00:43:15I'm not going back to bed.
00:43:41Love in the Western world.
00:43:43Love in the Western world.
00:44:14Love in the Western world.
00:44:16Love in the Western world.
00:45:13Love in the Western world.
00:45:13Love in the Western world.
00:45:45Can I speak with the manager?
00:46:15I can speak with the manager.
00:46:23Who is this girl?
00:46:48I can speak with the manager.
00:46:54I can speak with the manager.
00:47:53I can speak with the manager.
00:47:53I can speak with the manager.
00:47:54I can speak with the manager.
00:48:09I can speak with the manager.
00:48:23I can speak with the manager.
00:48:53We finally got your act together.
00:48:54What?
00:48:55The book.
00:48:59So you like it?
00:49:01I love it.
00:49:02No, it's way better than that other crap you were trying to peddle.
00:49:06Okay, let's not go crazy.
00:49:09No, no, seriously.
00:49:10It's really great.
00:49:12Really inspired stuff.
00:49:14It's not a sequel, but there's a market for this.
00:49:17Is it something you can sell?
00:49:20Are you kidding?
00:49:21I already sent the first few chapters to the publishers.
00:49:24They're all eating crow.
00:49:26We officially have a bidding war.
00:49:28And based on the success of your last book,
00:49:31we're talking six figures, maybe higher.
00:49:35Can you make a conditional?
00:49:38On what?
00:49:41That they publish So Dark the Waves.
00:49:43Sky.
00:49:44It's gotta be both.
00:49:45All right.
00:49:46I will run it by them.
00:49:48How soon before you finish this one?
00:49:58Have you ready yet?
00:50:02Yes, I realize it doesn't have a title.
00:50:04I was thinking maybe, um, fam girl.
00:50:10Sky?
00:50:12Just a couple days.
00:50:15There's a few things I need to do first.
00:50:27He's offering.
00:50:29I'm only 18.
00:50:31Oh, I don't tell.
00:50:32Did you ever figure out what that noise was?
00:50:35Yeah, you know, I think you're right.
00:50:36I think it was just a branch.
00:50:39It's still pretty windy.
00:50:44Are you going low-tech?
00:50:47Oh, I...
00:50:48My computer's almost dead.
00:50:50I...
00:50:50I found this in your office.
00:50:52I hope it's okay.
00:50:53Sure.
00:50:57The power should be back soon.
00:51:00It's really beautiful out here.
00:51:02Mm-hmm.
00:51:03I can see why you'd be inspired.
00:51:05Yeah.
00:51:06You know, it's easy to write when it's the only thing to do, so...
00:51:13Look, I've had a rough couple of days.
00:51:15I...
00:51:15I didn't mean to take it out on you.
00:51:18No, it's okay.
00:51:20I understand.
00:51:22I can be pushy.
00:51:24I know that about myself.
00:51:29And you know a lot about me, too.
00:51:32But I feel like I hardly know anything about you.
00:51:37There's not much to tell.
00:51:39I'm sure that's not true.
00:51:43You have a boyfriend?
00:51:48Some strapping young moose hunter who is breathlessly awaiting your return?
00:51:53I had a boyfriend in high school, but we broke up, uh...
00:51:56when his family moved away.
00:51:58Oh, man.
00:52:00That's too bad.
00:52:04Well, you know...
00:52:06happy love has no history and all that.
00:52:13It's de Rouge Mont.
00:52:15Love in the Western world.
00:52:19I've read it.
00:52:24So...
00:52:27What do you do for work?
00:52:32I used to work at a convenience store, but I quit before I came out here.
00:52:37Why?
00:52:39I don't know.
00:52:40There was a couple of reasons.
00:52:46It's ready to move on anyway.
00:52:49When I saw you were going on your book tour,
00:52:53I took it as a sign.
00:52:56Maybe it was time for a fresh start.
00:52:59So you just left?
00:53:03Yeah.
00:53:07That must have been hard.
00:53:11Leaving the place that you grew up.
00:53:14Leaving all of your friends.
00:53:17I don't have any friends.
00:53:19Oh, come on.
00:53:20Everybody has friends.
00:53:23You've always been kind of a loner, I guess.
00:53:26There must be someone.
00:53:28Hmm?
00:53:30Someone who misses you.
00:53:34Not really.
00:53:49Skye?
00:53:50Yeah?
00:53:51I was wondering if you could maybe drive me into town.
00:53:53But you're hitting your strides.
00:53:56You don't want to lose your rhythm.
00:53:58No.
00:53:59It's just I wasn't really planning to be here so long.
00:54:02I feel bad eating your food.
00:54:05You're my guest.
00:54:08If I go into town, I can take out the rest of the money I owe you.
00:54:12I know you're good for it.
00:54:15You're so close to the end. Why stop now?
00:54:17No.
00:54:19Ah.
00:54:21Power's back.
00:54:25Hmm.
00:54:55It made you some lunch?
00:54:58Thanks.
00:54:59Yeah.
00:55:05Is this the last chapter?
00:55:10Most of it.
00:55:13Home stretch?
00:55:16Yeah.
00:55:17Yeah.
00:55:19Keep going until you're done, okay?
00:55:22I don't want to have to tie you to that chair.
00:55:26I see this.
00:55:29I have to keep you before.
00:55:32I have to get some dinner.
00:55:33I can only take care of it.
00:55:34I have to take care of it.
00:55:39Oh, sweet.
00:55:54I can only take care of it.
00:56:04Oh, my God.
00:56:39Oh, my God.
00:56:56Oh, my God.
00:57:27Oh, my God.
00:58:22Oh, my God.
00:58:35Oh, my God.
00:58:38Oh, my God.
00:58:48Oh, my God.
00:58:55of something it'll only take a minute I was just so excited that you agreed to
00:58:59help out with the auction that I bought off the store I thought we could get him
00:59:03signing right up on the website okay sure yeah let me see there you go you're an
00:59:09angel okay do you have a pen yeah I don't okay go this way
00:59:38I really do appreciate this sure sure oh could you make that last one out for
00:59:44my daughter Emily that's with two E's and two M's what a beautiful name you know
00:59:50you really should come into town more often we'd love to have you at the
00:59:53event we're getting a band from San Dimas thanks I will try to do that all alone
01:00:00out here by yourself every day I think I go a little stir-crazy you need help with
01:00:08that no no
01:00:27who is that no one
01:00:30I got one clean up
01:00:53I have something for you to look at
01:00:58this is great I was a little reluctant about the love interest suggestion but I think it worked
01:01:06it's a crowd pleaser the puppy was a fun addition I named him boots my boots when I was little
01:01:16we had
01:01:17a dog named boots right but you know I guess I'm glad you decided to keep those up
01:01:30I realized you had a point
01:01:47what's the lip and or
01:01:51who knows who cares
01:01:55I think you do you act like it doesn't affect you but I think it matters to you what people
01:02:02think
01:02:06you've got me all figured out
01:02:10seems like you resent it might as well it was supposed to open the door and not define my career
01:02:18is it really so bad if it does I mean it's touched so many people
01:02:26no one wants to be a one-hit wonder
01:02:35no one wants to be a one-hit wonder
01:02:36can I?
01:02:39sure
01:02:50do you want to hear a story?
01:02:54always
01:02:56it's been a while I might mix up some of the details
01:02:59I'll keep that in mind
01:03:03around 1200 A.D.
01:03:06in a small Chinese village
01:03:09this man was found dead in a wheat field
01:03:15he had deep deep slashes
01:03:19here
01:03:23and here
01:03:28he bled out in the field
01:03:31makes sense
01:03:33they determined the murder weapon was most likely a handsicle but
01:03:38in a village full of wheat farmers almost everyone had one
01:03:42there was no obvious suspects
01:03:44no witnesses
01:03:47what did they do?
01:03:49the town's magistrate had all the farmers line up their sickles against the wall
01:03:53and leave them out in the hot sun
01:03:56by the end of the day
01:03:58one of the sickles was covered in flies
01:04:03the blood
01:04:06the blood
01:04:06the blood
01:04:08and even though the blade had been wiped off
01:04:10trace has still remained
01:04:13the owner broke down and confessed
01:04:16I think they hung him
01:04:19I'm not sure
01:04:20that part's fuzzy
01:04:24my dad told me that
01:04:28that's a hell of a bedtime story
01:04:31it always stuck with me
01:04:35it's a good reminder
01:04:38a chapter
01:04:39of what?
01:04:40that no matter what you do to fight it
01:04:42the truth always has a way of coming out
01:04:48so what do you think?
01:04:50about what?
01:04:52the chapter
01:04:54does it work?
01:05:00it's getting there
01:05:03here
01:05:03here, try these
01:05:32the names
01:05:35the
01:05:35the
01:05:35the
01:05:44the
01:05:48the
01:06:50That's great.
01:06:53I can't wait for you to read it.
01:06:58Yeah, me neither.
01:07:01I wasn't sure I could do it, but then suddenly the last word was on the page.
01:07:05We should celebrate.
01:07:07How about a game of bocce?
01:07:12Isn't it kind of dark out?
01:07:16I have, uh, floodlights in the backyard.
01:07:23Come on.
01:07:28Can I be read?
01:07:32I'll even spot your points.
01:07:36We just need to get the set from the garage.
01:07:40How about a drink first?
01:07:45I thought you were too young.
01:07:47It's a special occasion.
01:07:49I think I've earned it.
01:07:56So that's the gritty toast with.
01:08:00You can't go wrong with bourbon.
01:08:04This one is a fun label.
01:08:06Will it work?
01:08:08It's all good in my book.
01:08:20Oh, you can, you can fill it up more.
01:08:23You're living dangerously, right?
01:08:26Right.
01:08:42To your first book?
01:08:46This guy chased.
01:08:48You're the reason this is all happening.
01:09:05Maybe I should have started with something weaker.
01:09:08Just, uh, one, two, three, and down the hatch.
01:09:14Come on, don't overthink it.
01:09:17After.
01:09:18I, I really can't wait any longer.
01:09:22I want to show you what I've done.
01:09:36Ta-da!
01:09:40All right, it's a big moment.
01:09:42You nervous?
01:09:44No.
01:09:45Not anymore.
01:09:56What, what is this?
01:09:59The book.
01:10:03Do you think this is funny?
01:10:05No, I don't.
01:10:08Oh.
01:10:11Is everything okay?
01:10:13I'm just, uh...
01:10:18What is you?
01:10:24I don't know.
01:10:56I don't know.
01:11:22I wasn't just going to sit in here with you and wait.
01:11:25That would be weird, right?
01:11:28Found the key to the garage in your purse.
01:11:31Seemed like a good place to talk.
01:11:34Although I suspect you had another use of mine.
01:11:38I found this, too.
01:11:45No screaming, all right?
01:11:55What do you want?
01:11:57Money?
01:11:58I think it's pretty clear I don't have any.
01:12:00I told you at the start of this.
01:12:01I have a few questions.
01:12:03Okay.
01:12:06I want you to tell me what happened to Paul Walsh.
01:12:11Paul?
01:12:13What does he have to do with anything?
01:12:17How did he die?
01:12:20Is this some sick fantasy of yours?
01:12:23You want to know every tiny detail of my life?
01:12:27How did he die?
01:12:32I told you how he died.
01:12:34We'll start from the beginning.
01:12:37Paul Walsh bought that .357 and shot himself.
01:12:44Wrong.
01:12:45You killed Paul Walsh.
01:12:49What?
01:12:52No.
01:12:53You shot him and you made it look like a suicide.
01:12:58You're crazy.
01:13:00No.
01:13:01I'm Maya.
01:13:08Maya's not real.
01:13:11You know that, right?
01:13:14She is real.
01:13:15She's me.
01:13:17She's me.
01:13:20She's me.
01:13:41You didn't put the bullets in?
01:13:44I thought they were in there already.
01:13:46You didn't check first?
01:13:47She's me.
01:13:51Oh, my God.
01:13:58Oh, my God.
01:14:08Oh, my God.
01:14:14I don't know.
01:15:04I don't know.
01:15:12I don't know.
01:15:48I don't know.
01:16:14I don't know.
01:17:08I don't know.
01:17:10She's a character in a book I wrote.
01:17:13No.
01:17:13She's a character in a book he wrote.
01:17:18But you thought you had it all figured out.
01:17:20Steal Dead Man's book no one would ever know.
01:17:26How could you possibly know that?
01:17:28Because Paul Walsh was my father.
01:17:32He didn't have any children.
01:17:34He had a whole family until he left us.
01:17:39How do you walk out on a seven-year-old girl?
01:17:43What could you possibly have ever done to make you want to leave?
01:17:47At first, he sent postcards.
01:17:50I tore them all up.
01:17:53Eventually, he stopped writing.
01:17:56Until a few years ago, he sent me an email.
01:18:02The very first draft of his very first novel.
01:18:06The one he told me I had inspired him to write.
01:18:11Maya sat at the edge of the dock, bright blue eyes gazing the night sky.
01:18:19Imagine my surprise when I passed the bookstore six months later.
01:18:25There in the front display was Maya's fault.
01:18:28I thought it had a different author's name on the cover.
01:18:31I thought it had to be a coincidence.
01:18:34I thought it anyway.
01:18:38Every word was the same.
01:18:45Ow!
01:18:46Ow!
01:18:48Ow!
01:18:50Ow!
01:18:52Ow!
01:18:53Ow!
01:18:53Ow!
01:18:54Ow!
01:18:54Ow!
01:18:58Don't move.
01:19:01There's bullets in it this time.
01:19:07I...
01:19:07I didn't kill him.
01:19:11I didn't know he was struggling.
01:19:13He never told me.
01:19:15He never said a word.
01:19:17I don't believe you.
01:19:19It's the truth.
01:19:21He killed himself with the gun you're holding.
01:19:24He told me he loved me.
01:19:27Yeah, he told me he loved me, too.
01:19:31We had a plan.
01:19:33A future.
01:19:35But he did it anyway.
01:19:38You're a liar.
01:19:39No, wait, please.
01:19:40Just listen to me.
01:19:43When I came home, I found the manuscript.
01:19:46What?
01:19:47So you just took it?
01:19:48Yeah.
01:19:50That's his.
01:19:51That belongs to him.
01:19:53He left me.
01:19:56And he left you.
01:19:59I don't owe him a damn thing.
01:20:04I was angry and alone.
01:20:09But I didn't kill him.
01:20:14But you were gonna kill me?
01:20:23Sign it.
01:20:26I said sign it.
01:20:29It's a confession.
01:20:32Saying that you didn't write the book.
01:20:34And that Paul Walsh is the author of Maya's fault.
01:20:39Sign it.
01:20:41This won't bring him back.
01:20:43Shut up.
01:20:48I said sign it.
01:20:56Now get up and go sit by the window.
01:21:20What happens now?
01:21:24You shoot me.
01:21:28No.
01:21:28I'm not like you.
01:21:44Have a wonderful life.
01:21:58It's was to come.
01:21:59You too.
01:22:04Stop.
01:22:06Stop.
01:22:10Stop.
01:22:12Stop.
01:22:14Stop.
01:22:20Stop.
01:22:26I'm sorry.
01:22:27Oh, my God.
01:22:58Oh, my God.
01:23:27In a way that connects.
01:23:29All right?
01:23:30I hope you all have found some inspiration here today.
01:23:35Oh, thank you.
01:23:36Oh, my God.
01:23:42Jesse?
01:23:44Hi.
01:23:45I just wanted to tell you that I've really enjoyed your workshop.
01:23:49Oh, thank you, Beatrice.
01:23:52The epic fantasy, right?
01:23:54Yeah.
01:23:55Yes, that's me.
01:23:55I think your sample's very good.
01:24:00Really?
01:24:01Yeah, I wish you had shared it with the group.
01:24:03Oh, no, I couldn't.
01:24:05I'm not that confident.
01:24:06I haven't shared it with anyone.
01:24:11Well, I hope that changes my way.
01:24:13I know the workshop is over, but I was wondering if you would help me with my book.
01:24:24I don't do private consultations.
01:24:28It's just a bad experience.
01:24:30Please?
01:24:31I'm very easy to work with.
01:24:33I do anything you say.
01:24:41Well, you've twisted my arm.
01:24:44Walk with me to my car.
01:24:46You can tell me all about it.
01:24:52Okay, so...
01:25:04Do you want to hear a story?
01:25:08It's been a while.
01:25:09I might mix up some of the details.
01:25:35Good night.
01:25:36Good night.
01:25:50Good night.
01:25:51Good night.
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